SUCK IT! Kasich Opponents: Repeal Your Anti-Union Law — Then We’ll Talk The Ohio labor and progressive-backed political group that is behind the referendum to repeal Gov. John Kasich’s new law, which would weaken collective bargaining rights for public unions, has a response to his offer on Wednesday for compromise: We’ll sit down and talk [...]
Great first episode! Stephen Hawking’s answer to the question, “Did God create the universe?”, is no. A remarkable answer when you consider it was given on an American cable station during prime time. The follow up conversation was ok, when Sean Carroll was speaking. He live-blogged it, so you should check it out. It would [...]
The only thing I can’t relate to is the ending. I felt a sense of wonder and amazement after reading this comic. Great comic from Abstruse Goose.
From Countdown, on Current TV – Special Comment: The Four Great Hypocrisies of the Debt Deal Keith’s Special Comment on the four great hypocrisies of the debt deal and the necessity of taking the governance of this nation back from politicians.
Vermont is moving closer to single-payer healthcare… “Sen. Peter Galbraith, D-Windham, ran for the state Senate to be able to support a bill setting Vermont on a course toward a more consolidated health care system guaranteeing coverage to every Vermonter, he said Monday. “This is a historic day,” Galbraith declared just before he joined 20 [...]
Because, even when politics or religion get me down, science is there to make me SMILE!
I found this one while trolling around Daily Kos. DarkSyde sums up, spectacularly, what it’s like to be an atheist in this country with a little tongue-in-cheek comparison to everyone’s favorite jolly old elf… You don’t still believe in Santa now, do you? Imagine that you live in a world where 90% of the people [...]
“Every atom in your body came from a star that exploded. And, the atoms in your left hand probably came from a different star than your right hand. It really is the most poetic thing I know about physics: You are all stardust. You couldn’t be here if stars hadn’t exploded, because the elements – [...]
Thousands Across Country Protest War on the Middle Class – Truthout.com We can only hope this continues. Unions are not the problem. Oligarchic politicians and unchecked Wall Street cronyism is the problem. This: – OHIO: In Ohio, thousands of ordinary Americans who rely on the right to organize to earn good, middle class incomes are [...]
This is exciting stuff! The odds of life existing elsewhere in the universe have always been high, but the discovery of such a close, Earth-like planet increases our odds of actually discovering life somewhere beyond Earth. Just think, now that we’ve broken the barrier to finding planets like this, all we need to do is [...]